Seychelles

Caribbean

Mauritius

None

Angola

Botswana

Democratic Republic of Congo

eSwatini

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

South Africa

Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlights the Southern African Development Community members such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Madagascar highlighted in light green.

Member states of the Southern African Development Community, an organization founded in 1980 to enhance economic cooperation among its members

Countries

SADC

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Members

Arizona

Utah

Florida

Washington

Kentucky

Mississippi

Louisiana

Oregon

Alabama

Wisconsin

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Nevada

Georgia

California

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Illinois

A world map highlights weaker-performing cities during the 2008-2009 recession, depicted in orange. Key regions include California, Oregon, and Nevada on the West Coast, the Midwest around Chicago, and the Southeast, particularly Florida.

Portions of the United States where cities had weak economic performance relative to other U.S. cities

Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities

North America

nature

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

A map shows the membership status of South American countries. Associate Members (green), including Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Full Members (red), including Brazil, and Argentina. Suspended Members (blue), which includes Venezuela.

Member states of Mercosur, an organization founded in 1991 to promote free trade among its members

Council on Foreign Relations

Mercosur

Afghanistan

Central Asia

Nepal

East Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

A map highlights the South Asia Free Trade Area members such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan shaded in red.

Member states of the South Asian Free Trade Area, an organization founded in 2004 to create a free trade area among its members

Asia Regional Integration Center

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations